Much-loved lollipop lady Sheila McIntyre is set to retire this Friday, as she approaches her 80th birthday.  Sheila told The ...

An Orkney drugs mule has been jailed for just over 18 months after being caught with a large stash of cocaine. Duncan Jerome ...

Plans to expand the Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) in Stromness have been approved by councillors. The ...

Enterprising efforts in Orkney have made the shortlist of the British Business Awards 2026. Kirkwall businessman Neil ...

A £20 million fund investing in Orkney has unveiled its “vision” for the next decade, alongside a four-year investment plan. The Orkney Fund’s regeneration plan has now been endorsed by the UK ...

North Isles residents who have gone five days without broadband may have to wait several more for a fix. So says the latest ...

Moves are in hand to make life easier for visitors to St Magnus Cathedral to part with their hard-earned cash. While it ...

Dozens of files from the Mumutaz murder hunt have vanished, it has emerged. Police Scotland has told The Orcadian that almost 60 documents from the investigation into the 1994 killing of Shamsuddin ...

An internet outage in the north isles has been labelled a “major incident” and could take some time to fix.
 A subsea cable fault, currently affecting parts of Westary, Sanday, Stronsay and near by ...

Police are urging residents to be vigilant, after a large amount of heating oil vanished from a property in Kirkwall. It was on Monday, March 16, when the alleged theft occurred at a property near to ...

An ancient tomb in South Ronaldsay is set to enjoy its first full season after reopening under community ownership. The South ...

A spectacular garden in Orphir is in the running for a prestigious award voted for by you, the public. The Quoy of Houton has ...